The Oscar Nominations
The brightly lit and cheery faces of Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone were on hand this morning to read off the names of this years’ Oscar nominees, of which the winners will be announced on Feb 24 at 7 PM EST/6 PM CST.
With Lincoln leading the nominations with 12 , followed by Life of Pi with 11 and 8 each for Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook, it appears the gap is widening among the Academy Voters – proving that either Voters are becoming more open to Independent and non-traditional films or the number of Voters are growing in terms of younger votes. Surprises were also felt as the two critical favorites, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty got fewer nominations than expected, along with snubs from the likes of PT Anderson’s film The Master, and Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow, who were shut out of the best Director category.
One film that did surprisingly well with four nominations was the indie favorite Beasts of the Southern Wild. The film’s leading actress Quvenzhane Wallis, received a best actress nod, making her the youngest nominee ever (today she is 9 but at time of filming was 6). She will be competing against the oldest best actress nominee in Oscar history, Amour star Emmanuelle Riva, who is 85.
Without further trying adieu, here are the nominees:
PICTURE
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the southern Wild
DjAngo Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Lining Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Lining Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Filed, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
DIRECTOR
Amour , Michael Haneke
Beasts of the Southern Wild , Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi, Ang Lee
Lincoln, Steven Spielberg
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive A PlAgue
The Invisible War
Searching For Sugar Man
ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave, Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie, Tim Burton
Paranorman, Sam Fell and Chris Butler
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Peter Lord
Wreck-it Ralph, Rich Moore
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
Amour, Austria
Kon-Tiki, Norway
No, Chile
A Royal Affair , Denmark
War Witch, Canada
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In case you missed the announcement or would like to watch again – check out the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/
So, there’s the big nine. 24/7 will be updating our site in plenty of time to get your picks in for any kind of polls you may be taking part so stay tuned here through all of awards season to be up on the latest information and we will see you come the Academy Awards Ceremony on Feb 24!
~ Matt Miles, Producer of Fresh Roasted Films
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